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Contact: Estella Zavala or Susan Cergol, 225-6437
Posted on: April 1, 2002

Candace Bergey, an eighth-grade student at Mansfeld Middle School, 1300 E. Sixth St., will receive the Best of Show award in the Animal Snaps photography contest at a press party to be held from 11:30-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, at the law offices of contest sponsors Snell & Wilmer LLP, One S. Church Ave., Suite 1500.

In addition, 13 other students from TUSD's Mansfeld and Townsend middle schools will receive first-place, second-place and third-place awards for their entries in the contest, a benefit for the Humane Society of Southern Arizona.

The other winning TUSD students are: Eileen Arbo, Willy Braun, Ruth Christopherson, Danette Esquivel, Mareli Flores, Araceli Gallego, Teddy Raven, Alex Utegaard and Josh Yoder (Mansfeld Middle School); and Michael Dillon, Taylor DeVita, Hayden Hall and Claudia Saltzman (Townsend Middle School).

This past winter, students snapped photos of animals using disposable cameras provided by Snell & Wilmer. Entries were judged in the following categories: Best Friends, Mug Shots, Wild Things, Quiet Time, Play Time. The winning photographs will be displayed during the next several months at the Tucson International Airport, Main Tucson-Pima Public Library, and Bookman’s (6230 E. Speedway).